Ottawa has confirmed the death of Canadian mining executive Kirk Woodman in Burkina Faso. Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada is working on the investigation with authorities in the west African country. (The Canadian Press)

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NDP MP Nathan Cullen held back tears as he paid tribute in question period to his friend, British Labour Party MP Jo Cox. Cox died after being shot and stabbed in her constituency in northern England Thursday.

A lawyer for complainants says the sentence for a police officer who ordered mass arrests at the 2010 Toronto G20 summit is not sufficient. A tribunal ruled Supt. David (Mark) Fenton will be reprimanded and lose 30 paid days.

Authorities near Orlando, Florida are searching for a two-year-old boy who was dragged into the water by an alligator near Disney's upscale Grand Floridian Resort & Spa. The County Sheriff says the boy's father tried to save the boy.

Liberal MP Randy Boissonault wore a rainbow tie Monday in the House of Commons in memory, he said, of the "brothers and sisters" killed by a gunman in a gay nightclub in Orlando on the weekend.

Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson says his annual pride brunch was a good opportunity for the LGBTQ community to show their support after at least 50 people were killed in a mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida.

Convicted pedophile Gordon Stuckless was sentenced Thursday to six and a half years in prison for crimes against 18 young boys. Some victims and their families say the justice system has let them down.

Speaking at an economic conference in Toronto Wednesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was asked if Canada's marijuana industry could potentially be comparable to France's wine industry.

A monument of the three RCMP officers who died on June 4, 2014 was unveiled Saturday, in Moncton. Const. Doug Larche's wife Nadine Larche says the monument has many personal touches, such as the shoe prints of her husband's sneakers.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government consulted experts and the public before drafting assisted dying legislation. The NDP is accusing the Liberals of ignoring an expert's claim that Bill C-14 is unconstitutional.